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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Cameron Weidenthaler

Griffin Mertz

Griffin Mertz

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    172
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Farmington Hills, Mich.
  • High School:
    North Farmington (Detroit Mercy)

Summary

Biography

  • Three-time All-GLIAC selection (two Second Team and one Honorable Mention)
  • Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • Three-time recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team in 2018 and 2019
Career Notes:  Finished with an overall singles record of 53-27 and a doubles record of 49-30 ... ranked fifth in most career singles wins (53) ... tied-for-10th in most singles wins in a season for 2017-18 (20) ... tied-for-11th in most career doubles wins (49) ... tied-for-13th in most doubles wins in a season for 2018-19 (20).

2018-19:  Selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... finished the year ranked fifth in doubles (with partner Taylor Vane) in the Midwest Region and 32nd nationally by the ITA ... received ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... went undefeated in the league at No. 1 doubles, finishing the season with an overall doubles record of 19-8 ... tallied a 7-1 record in conference matches at No. 4 singles and an overall singles record of 19-8 (No. 3 and No. 4 singles) ... notched a 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles in the GLIAC Semifinals vs. Northwood ... notched a victory at No. 1 doubles vs. Grand Valley State in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament ... competed in the second round of the Regional Tournament versus Drury ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2017-18:  Voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... named an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... finished the season with a 20-10 singles record, going 2-2 in the second flight, 9-4 in the third flight and 8-1 at No. 4 ... finished the season with wins in eight of his final nine singles contests ... compiled a 16-12 doubles record, including a 13-10 finish in the second flight ... 2017-18 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2016-17:  Named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... earned ITA Scholar Athlete recognition ... posted a 14-8 singles record (1-3 No. 2, 1-3 No. 3, and 10-1 No. 4 singles) ... finished the season with a 13-10 doubles record (2-0 No. 1, 6-8 No. 2, and 4-1 No. 3 doubles) ... finished the season winning seven singles matches in a row, and  11 out of his last 12 ... finished the season with an 8-5 doubles victory over Tiffin ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2015-16 (Detroit Mercy):  Compiled a 5-3 singles mark, including a 3-2 record at No. 6 singles ... played all three doubles flights for the Titans earning an 8-12 record ... link to match-by-match statistics.

High School:  A 2015 graduate from North Farmington High School ... was a four-year varsity letterwinner for the Raiders and coach Whitney Waselewski ... posted a 25-3 record at No. 1 singles as a senior to earn All-State honors for the third straight season ... advanced to the MHSAA Division 2 state semifinals in 2014 ... earned four regional titles ... was a four-year Scholar Athlete and a member of the National Honor Society ... listed as a three-star prospect as well as ranked as one of the top 50 players in the Great Lakes and No. 7 in the state of Michigan by TennisRecruiting.net ... was a two-year team captain.

Personal:  Full name--Griffin R. Mertz ... born February 21, 1997, in Commerce Twp. ... son of Howard and Jodi Mertz ... his older brother, Michael, played tennis at Adrian (2012-2016) ... Michael won 20 singles matches at No. 2 and recorded 19 victories at first doubles as a senior ... Michael earned a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection in 2016 and concluded his career as the program's all-time leader in singles (75) and doubles (66) wins … is majoring in Management Information Systems ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Fall 2017, Winter 2018 (4.00), Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

 
     Grffin Mertz's Career WSU Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* Total
2016-17 2-0 6-8 4-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 13-10
2017-18 2-1 13-10 1-0 0-1 - - 16-12
2018-19 17-6 - - 3-2 1-1 1-0 20-8
Career 20-7 19-8 5-1 4-4 2-2 1-1 49-30
 
   Griffin Mertz's Career WSU Singles Record
 Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* Total
2016-17 - 1-3 1-3 10-1 - - 1-2 1-0 1-1 14-8
2017-18 - 2-2 9-4 8-1 - - 1-3 - - 20-10
2018-19 - - 5-4 11-3 - - 3-2 0-1 0-1 19-9
Career - 3-5 15-11 29-5 - - 5-7 1-1 1-2 53-27

*- Included in flight record.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'11" 172 lbs

  • 2017-18Junior

    5'11" 172 lbs

  • 2018-19Senior

    5'11" 172 lbs